In this episode, Janis Siegel and Yusuf Gandhi explore how African musical traditions shaped American blues, ragtime, and early jazz - revealing how syncopation, improvisation, and shared curiosity for music created unlikely bridges between cultures.

Songs in the Podcast:

SOLOMON LINDA & THE EVENING BIRDS - MBUBE ( 0:10 to 0:38)

TOM TURPIN HARLEM RAG (in the Podcast)

JELLYROLL MORTON THE CRAVE (In the podcast)

KING OLIVER’S DIPPERMOUTH BLUES (In the podcast)

FLETCHER HENDERSON SUARFOOT STOMP (In the podcast)

SARA TAVARES - BOM FEELING {In the podcast)

Suggested Additional Listening:

SCOTT JOPLIN THE ENTERTAINER

MANHATTAN TRANSFER - DOWN SOUTH CAMP MEETING (Composed by FLETCHER HENDERSON - LYRICS: JON HENDRICKS)

LOUIS ARMSTRONG WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN

LOUIS ARMSTRONG DINAH (1:00 to 1:28)

JENNI RIVERA MIRA ME

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